In the late 1980s, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), an armed group originating from northern Uganda, began an insurgency against the government of Uganda, with the stated objective to overthrow the government of Yoweri Museveni, who had taken power in 1986 as the head of the National Resistance Army. Until a few years ago, there has been armed fighting at varying levels of intensity, mostly in northern Uganda, but also in the neighbouring areas of Uganda, Sudan/South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic, between the LRA fighters under the command of Joseph Kony, on the one hand, and the Ugandan government, on the other hand.

Deliberate targeting of civilians and grave civilian suffering are notorious traits of this long conflict.

The ICRC has continued its support  to people in the affected regions in the effort to promote  humanitarian principles.

Assignment done in 2017

Photography: Jjumba Martin

Client: International Committee of the Red Cross

Sound Recording: Ssozi Joseph

Video Editing: Kizito Mudambo